Race Crack Area
Race Crack Area in California has 13 climbing routes ranging across 9 difficulty grades.
- 13 routes
- 5.5 – 5.12
- Trad · Sport
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Race Crack Area is a climbing area in California's Sequoia National Park, within the Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness. The National Park Service manages the land, and the area sits among several other climbing spots, including The Silly Pinnacle and the Valhalla Area - Main, both within a quarter mile. The area has 13 routes, 12 of which are trad and one is sport. The YDS grades run from 5.5 to 5.12, with the median at 5.10. Among the named routes are Upstairs at 5.5, Crescent Cracks at 5.8, and Lizard Run, a sport route at 5.12. For a base, Potwisha Campground is about 6 miles away, and the 16026: Cinnamon Gap-Case Mt-Oak Grove Usgs Case Mt hike is about 3 miles off.
Routes (13)
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